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Citation

Claudon L. Appl. Ergon. 2006; 37(6): 729-735.

Affiliation

Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité, Avenue de Bourgogne, B.P. 27, F 54500 Vandoeuvre, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.apergo.2005.12.004

PMID

16566891

Abstract

Ten subjects were asked to apply maximum torques on knife handles with either their bare hand or their hand wearing a Kevlar fibre protective glove. Four knife handles (2 roughnesses, 2 hardnesses) were tested. Surface electromyograms of 6 upper limb and shoulder muscles were recorded and subject opinions on both knife handle hardness and friction in the hand were also assessed. The results revealed the significant influence of wearing gloves (p

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